Music Reviews
Trav’lin’ Light by Peggy Lee
I like finding new old recordings. If I can find an early recording of an artist that I like, I’m ecstatic. Recently I found “Trav’lin’ Light” featuring Peggy Lee and I was in my element. I listened to it twice in a row and enjoyed it immensely both times. …
System Of A Down - Kill Rock ‘N Roll (Song)
Kill Rock —˜N Roll is a song by System Of A Down which appears on the second half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Kill Rock —˜N Roll is a very short track, at about two and a half minutes long, and it’s also a track which feels short as …
KISS MUSIC FROM THE ELDER
(Music From) The Elder
This LP would be notable for three things:
1.) It was KISS’ return to the realm of a concept album
2.) It would be Ace’s last album with the band for 16 years as he quit/was fired soon after.
3.) The album bombed so bad it was KISS’ worst …
Tik Tok by Kesha
Tik Tok is the debut single by American singer Kesha. It is an electro pop dance track. It has a nice sound but since the date i first heard, i realized that she inspired of Lady Gaga too much especially inspired of her song Just Dance. The lyrics and …
CD KISS DEBUT ALBUM
KISS
A rock and roll classic! One of the best LP’s of the 1970’s.
This was the bands first album and it debuted in 1973 and no one bought it (it ended up going platinum after the band became a worldwide sensation) An underrated masterpiece.
1973 was too early for the world …
Small Town southern man
Small Town Southern Man is a Song that tells a story. Alan Jackson does a good job singing this song. I can picture what he means and the main reason for that is that I know what it is like to live in a small town. I also know …
The Mung - The Splatter Sessions CD
I finally picked up The Mung’s Debut cd “The Splatter Sessions” a couple weeks ago after putting it off for so long.
I realised i should have listened to this alot sooner as this release really got my attention from the first track.
Clocking in at around 15 mins, The splatter sessions …
ProCo Vintage Rat Reissue
The Rat is my favourite distortion/fuzz pedal. This pedal is always on my board and I’m always using it as my ‘go to’ distortion. It’s so versitile, with sounds ranging from just a slight boost to a full blown rough fuzz. It’s very easy to use and …
Metallica - Fuel (Music Video)
Overview —“ Fuel, probably the most aggressive and fastest songs from either Load of Reload, is the opening track to Reload. I have to admit that I feel bad to the people who started to listen to Reload and then heard this track as the first song and then …
Pussycat Dolls
My mind is changing about the Pussycat Dolls. I still don’t understand why in the world you need 6 people to sing one song, but whatever. I finally gave them a chance and I found that I actually enjoyed their music. I added their newer single to my playlist …
Lips of an Angel
Lips of an Angel is one of my least favorite songs of all time. When the song was first released, everyone I knew was playing it constantly. Every time I called one of my friends, it was their ring back tone and most of the people I knew set …
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys was a really successful musical group during the mid 90’s. The came to the scene at the absolutely right time, when boy bands were really popular. Previously, the contemporary boy bands that were out there were mainly European. When Backstreet Boys came to the scene, they have …
Muse - Neutron Star Collision (Song)
Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) is the newest song written by Muse which was written for the purposes of being on the soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight film, which I do not keep up with so I do not know the name. Neutron Star Collision starts out in …
Eminem - As The World Turns (Song)
As The World Turns is a song by Eminem which appears on his album The Slim Shady LP. As the opening rhythm comes in, Eminem does a good job of utilizing both a rhythm vocal track and a lead vocal song throughout the very start in the song but …
Rearviewmirror Greatest Hits 1991-2003
Pearl Jam’s Rearviewmirror Greatest Hits 1991-2003 is a super two disc CD set. Some of my favorite songs from this fabulous CD include Dissident, Save You, Daughter, Given To Fly, Man Of The Hour, Black, Once, and Alive. Pearl Jam’s Rearviewmirror Greatest Hits 1991-2003 is a super rock n …
Nerina Pallot - Fires
If you haven’t heard of Nerina Pallot, I don’t know where you have been! She has had so much media hype and 5 star reviews in all the right places. And for once, the hype can be believed!
Nerina’s album, Fires, is an incredibly strong album and you can listen …
Nine Inch Nails - Capital G (Song)
Capital G is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their album Year Zero. The track opens up with a heavy drum and synthesizer rhythm before Reznor comes in with the vocals of the track which I’ve always liked. Sometime I’ve had a problem with Year Zero …
Megadeth Countdown To Extinction
Countdown To Extinction is Megadeth’s fifth album, produced by Max Norman alongside Dave Mustaine and released in 1992. The album is the band’s most mainstream and commercially acceptable albums, with many well known singles, the album is the bands most successful. This album is another one of my favorites …
Sublime - Waiting For My Ruca (Song)
Waiting For My Ruca is a song by Sublime and is the opening track on their debut record 40oz. To Freedom. Opening with some random collections of noise, these background noises cut out to make way for the main part of the song which is comprised of an incredibly …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945 (Song)
Holland, 1945 is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and is the sixth track on their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Though the song opens up with an acoustic guitar pattern, the band goes electric pretty much immediately before launching into the first verse which has an …
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (Song)
The Downward Spiral is the title track for a record released by Nine Inch Nails. The track starts off with just some noise in the background which gradually grows louder and certainly helps in creating a very dark and eerie mood which is really just rampant throughout this entire …
“How Do Like Me Now” by Toby Keith. A Music Album
To be completely and totally honest I am not a huge, die-hard country fan. I am the type of person who likes a mixture of music. That being said several years ago I was in walmart when I saw Toby Keith’s album “How DoYou Like Me Now”. If memory …
Numb by Linkin park
Numb by Linkin park is a song that I like a lot because it is a song of anguish. To me it sounds like the lyrics are telling how majority of teenagers feel but are afraid to admit so. This song has some powerful verses in it and the …
The Grateful Dead - Unbroken Chain (Song)
Unbroken Chain is a song by The Grateful Dead which appears on their album Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel. The song starts off in an incredibly melodic fashion which includes an acoustic guitar, a piano, and a very melodic bass line as well. Phil Lesh takes lead vocals …
The Show Music Video by Lenka
Lenka is a new artist from Australia whose music has been featured on television shows and is quickly becoming more popular. I first got hooked on her hit song called “The Show” and have since downloaded her entire album. I love every track on it. It is very rare …
Dhol Album
Dhol is Directed by Piya Darshan an music has been given by Preetam. The cast includes Sharman Joshi , Tusshar Kapoor , Kunal Khemu , Tanushree Datta , Rajpal Yadav , Om Puri , Payal Rohatgi , Arbaaz Khan , Murli Sharma , Murli Sharma , Rasika Joshi , …
Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock
Live At Woodstock is probably the best recording of Jimi Hendrix live behind Band Of Gypsys.This is pretty much the reason most people have heard about him through the generations.His cherished rendition of The Star Spangled Banner is as beautiful as it is distinctive.However, you will find a special …
Saving Grace by Tom Petty
Saving Grace is the first single from Tom Petty’s third solo album. Saving Grace” is a record that tells of an ageing man living in a society that doesn’t like ageing. Petty looks back at those times in his life that were somewhat misspent. The song is somewhat dark …
Bob Dylan - Black Diamond Bay (Song)
Black Diamond Bay is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Desire. The track starts off with a harmonica lead over a very nice rhythm under it which establishes an excellent rhythm for Dylan and he certainly doesn’t disappoint, this track has always stuck out to …
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Overview - Death Magnetic, Metallica’s most recent album proves that even though the band was in extreme turmoil during St. Anger they did manage to come out of all of that horrible music and manage to make a record which puts them back on course. Although I will say, …
Better Than Life (Hillsongs)
I’d been a fan of Hillsongs not just because they promote Christianity and relate into their songs what the Christian life is all about, but also because of the variety of songs they write and sing —“from mellow to slow rock. I’m really not good at identifying genres but …
Green Day - Insomniac
Overview —“ Insomniac, Green Day’s fourth effort, continues with the sound that they developed on Dookie as they try to become better and better with songwriting. If I had to give a general pattern for this album, I’d say it gets progressively better as it goes along with some …
Judas Priest: Screaming For Vengeance
There is a title that screams for attention. It is Judas Priests cd that sits on top of the stack…Screaming for vengeance.Song one of this 1982 rock classic is a combo actually of an electric riff and a following song that feeds off the electricity that sparks from …
In Rainbows - Radiohead
In Rainbows that was recently released to CD earlier this year. I am a huge Radiohead fan and was very interested to see in which direction they were going to go with this album. I was expecting anything.
The album as a whole is beautiful. Both guitarists use a very …
More than a Woman (2002): Aaliyah
Aaliyah
“More Than A Woman”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Dave Meyers
Dave Meyers follows in the directing shoes after Paul Hunter and Hype Williams for this third music video outing from the self-titled album, “Aaliyah”, called “More Than A Woman”. This video was actually shot a month before the second previous video, “Rock the Boat” …
Nina: Renditions Of The Soul
I got this album for a while and since i loved her live album, i was excited to hear her newest offering. And one word to described this album is Soulful. It contains a whooping 17 tracks. Tho’ all were renditions. My favorite is her own version of She’s …
Come What May Song - Moulin Rouge Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman
When I heard this song playing in the movie, I had even loved the movie even more, this song had been the monument and foundation in which they had fallen in love and the lyrics and the song itself is incredible. It’s more of a classical and musical orchestrated …
Rock the Boat (2001): Aaliyah
Aaliyah
“Rock the Boat”
Aaliyah
Blackground/Virgin
Director: Hype Williams
Aaliyah reunites with another big-time music video director, Hype Williams, and close friend/dance choreographer, Fatima Robinson, for this second video outing from the self-titled album, “Aaliyah”. “Rock the Boat” depicts Aaliyah dancing on a tropical beach (this portion was said to be inspired by the …
It Takes a Man by Aaron Lines
This song is one of the realest country songs I have ever heard. My older sister wanted me to make her a country mp3 cd for Christmas, so that’s about one hundred or more songs. So I randomly came across this song, I didn’t even plan on listening to …
Green Day - The One I Want (Song)
The One I Want is a song by Green Day which appears on their debut record, 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. The track starts off basically by going back and forth between this faster and slower section, but this doesn’t last for very long as Armstrong comes in with the …
Jay Z
I don’t really like Jay Z as a rapper. I never liked his flow style or voice. But I do have to say I do like his diss songs and his hardcore lyrics. I don’t really like his commercial songs though. As a business man I have to respect him. …
Metallica - Orion (Song)
Overview —“ Orion, Metallica’s second instrumental and penultimate track on Master Of Puppets, is the song that I believe I consider to be my favorite out of Metallica’s nine albums and career. The pure musical genius that goes into Orion is unmatched by any Metallica instrumentals to precede or …
Blunderbuss, 2012 Album by Jack White
I was totally amazed by the music on this album. I was amazed and I was amused. I was surprised that this album was going to be so good. And maybe I should not have been surprised because I should’ve expected and anticipated and actually demanded this album to …
Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are (Music)
This song is sung by Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson in Timbaland’s Shock Value Album, and it’s really a great and famous song for it’s nice beats and lyrics. The song goes on about a poor guy who doesn’t have the money to impress a girl, and the girl tells …
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler - There’ll Be Some Changes (song)
“There’ll Be Some Changes Made” is a collaboration effort of 2 amazing guitarists. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame, and Chet Atkins of well… Chet Atkins fame contribute to this amazing song. Although the song itself is a cover version, the original performers of the song were Benton Overstreet, …
World Music Awards
The world music awards was an average music show to watch, it was not anything out of the ordinary, i really expected more than what they showed for the night.
One of my favorite performances was the opening act which was Rhianna , she came out as usual …
Californication, 1999 Album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
This record is truly fantastic, and it is very diverse as well. There are several types of songs on this album, all of which sound appealing. This album has something to offer for all music lovers. I think that thematically this album can be divided into two parts, with …
Strange Mercy 2011 Album by St.Vincent (Annie Clark)
I first came across the female musician called St.Vincent when she was a guest, along with David Byrne, on the Colbert Report. David Byrne is the leader of the legendary band Talking Heads, and I have been quite familiar with their music for years, while St.Vincent was an attractive …
On Letting Go - Circa Survive
I recently purchased Circa Survive’s second full album, On Letting Go. This high anticipated sophomore release easily met and surpassed my expectations. The band has grown tremendously, and the listener can feel it. All members are in such complete sync together, that one could easily tell that all 5 …
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